Entergy spokesmen said the quality of services will not decrease, nor will local residents see an increase in the cost of electricity, following an industrial accident Sunday at Arkansas Nuclear One.

Both units have been shut down since the accident, so the plant isn’t currently producing electricity, but energy is currently being provided by other operating utilities to compensate for the lack of power generated in Russellville.

“We are connected to the national electrical grid,” said Terry Young, vice president of nuclear communications at Entergy. “We’re getting power to the plant from the grid, and for customers in the area. Entergy has a relationship with other entities to provide power when our units aren’t operating.”

Young said there should be no decrease in service for local residents because of the incident.

“Customers won’t see an impact on service because of this,” he said.

Julie Munsell, the director of communications for Entergy Arkansas, said residents shouldn’t expect an increase in the cost of electricity either, due to outside energy sources and fuel reserves.

“We don’t anticipate that,” she said. “Part of our requirement in being a utility serving customers, is that we have a reserve of fuel. We don’t anticipate at this point any changes to [energy cost], and we don’t anticipate any interruptions to customers.”